Panel Urges Firms to Stop Shunning Graduates: A Science Council of Japan panel has compiled a set of urgent proposals to help young people find jobs, calling on companies not to discriminate against applicants who have already graduated and asking the government to provide financial support to students from outside major urban centers. (Source: Yomiuri)

Victims of U.S. Air Raids to Seek Japan Government Compensation: Victims of World War II air raids on Japan and their families have formed a new umbrella group to press for compensation from the Japanese government. About 300 people attended the inaugural meeting of the new national liaison council on Saturday in Tokyo’s Taito Ward, part of an area destroyed during the Great Tokyo Air Raid that left approximately 100,000 people dead or missing. (Source: Asahi)

New Japan Soccer Coach Won’t Be Named Before August 22: Japan Football Association Vice President Kuniya Daini said Saturday the country’s new manager will not be decided until August 22 at the earliest, raising the possibility that an acting coach will oversee the September 4 friendly match against Paraguay in Yokohama. (Source: Mainichi).

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